Psammead

I remember I used to be called the Psammead of the Desert.

The Phoenix and the Carpet 1891

Marie is washed up, shivering, on a little island in the middle of the sea, where she encounters the Skitterbang (Lowri James), a shy and rather lovable creature that looks like a Psammead, but is muchbetter-tempered.

Skitterbang Island 2010

But the Psammead is akin to the genie in Aladdin in terms of goofiness and there's a bizarre subplot involving capturing It.

Archive 2006-05-01 fusenumber8 2006

But the children use the Psammead relentlessly for their wishes, and something almost always goes wrong.

The Writing of E. Nesbit Vidal, Gore 1964

"Autres temps, autres moeurs" replied the Psammead coolly.

The Writing of E. Nesbit Vidal, Gore 1964

The Psammead is able to grant wishes by first filling itself with air and then exhaling.

The Writing of E. Nesbit Vidal, Gore 1964

In the first volume, the children encounter a Psammead, a small bad-tempered, odd-looking creature from pre-history.

The Writing of E. Nesbit Vidal, Gore 1964

The Five Children, while spending a holiday in the country, come upon the Psammead, a prehistoric animal with omnipotent powers to grant anything that may be asked of it.

The House of Arden Edith 1923

Faced with disaster and even tragedy, they have a happy way of escaping danger at the last moment, and all ends well with the disappearance for good – it is to be hoped – of the obliging but embarrassing Psammead.

The House of Arden Edith 1923

Happily or not, they discover their old friend the Psammead, who again introduces them to many strange and fascinating adventures by transporting them back through time to the days of the past.

The House of Arden Edith 1923